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it brings down the value of the whole city, and this idea that we don't have to solve our problems because somebody out there is going to solve it for us is at the heart of the debate that frankly we didn't do very well in the election which is where's the money coming from? why does the rest of the country owe that person money for a town they're failing in? she's a city council woman. > >> sean: 50 million americans on food stamps and you got excoriated for calling him the food stamp president. >> we want to find way to empower americans to solve their own problems. i'd like to give detroit more freedom to solve its own problems, not have it sit there with a handout waiting for somebody else to come and give it cash. >> sean: maybe i should have voted for obama. i could have asked for a bailout. i could have gotten an obama phone, obama bucks. all right. mr. speaker, great to see you. >> good to be with you. >> sean: congratulations on the success of the book. good to see you in studio. >>> coming up, we'll continue to monitor the perilous situation in syria. there are reports that at an
it brings down the value of the whole city, and this idea that we don't have to solve our problems because somebody out there is going to solve it for us is at the heart of the debate that frankly we didn't do very well in the election which is where's the money coming from? why does the rest of the country owe that person money for a town they're failing in? she's a city council woman. > >> sean: 50 million americans on food stamps and you got excoriated for calling him the food stamp...
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if they strike planes would be on ground causing delays at destination cities. >>> the odds are in jennifer lawrence' favor. voted the most desirable woman in the polls. the 22-year-old jumped from 4th spot from last year to take the crown. >> thank you so much. a battle is brewing in the state of michigan. rick davis find ago right to work bill into law. this one significantly diminishes the power of unions in that state. take a closer look at right to work states verses nonright to work states. heather joins us with more. >> thousands of angry demonstrators came out to protest as lawmakers made in michigan right to work state yesterday. they showed the state has a much better chance at job broet thanks to t-- job groept thanks to the move. the bureau of economic analysis shows when it comes to employment right to work states have an advantage for conditions of the employment from 2001 nonfarm private sector payrolls increased 2.4 percent in right to work states while the decreased in nonright to work states. nonprivate sector employment increased 10.3 percent in nonright to work states wh
if they strike planes would be on ground causing delays at destination cities. >>> the odds are in jennifer lawrence' favor. voted the most desirable woman in the polls. the 22-year-old jumped from 4th spot from last year to take the crown. >> thank you so much. a battle is brewing in the state of michigan. rick davis find ago right to work bill into law. this one significantly diminishes the power of unions in that state. take a closer look at right to work states verses...
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it it was a beautiful city. they almost had the eolympics there. you can see the videos of what detroit was like. first it was dried by the mob with the race riots. then it was destroyed by the unions driving the jobs abroad. and people have the precise numbers on this. the amount of money you paid for a car that is paying for pensions of people who retired five years ago that's correct is a do youing state. one of the most beautiful states in the union and that's what happens. >> let me answer your great point. this is true. right now detroit is on the verge of bankruptcy. one of america's great cities. they have lost half their population. can go on the internet. i urge our viewers to go out there. you can buy homes in detroit for a thousand dollars. last time i was there, it was shocking how one boarded up house of a another. it almost looked like new orleans of a hurricane katrina. so this is the result of what, long-term democratic rule? >> it's mob violence and capitulating to the mob. it looks like the arab street. where are the cops? why ar
it it was a beautiful city. they almost had the eolympics there. you can see the videos of what detroit was like. first it was dried by the mob with the race riots. then it was destroyed by the unions driving the jobs abroad. and people have the precise numbers on this. the amount of money you paid for a car that is paying for pensions of people who retired five years ago that's correct is a do youing state. one of the most beautiful states in the union and that's what happens. >> let me...
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in the city. and -- >> thank you. the other thing i will say is someone mentioned in the book something -- trying to remember what he said because there's so much salt it creates a positive energy or positive and negative energy, a strange character. there might be something special. >> time for two more questions. >> i wanted to follow-up on that in a way. you talk about some of these scenes. the idea that detroit may be more than any other place for the product of the 20th century and responsible for all these things we sort of assume relate to whether it is generational war not. we are at this place, we have all this stuff, all these remnants, baggage, you can talk about that in a lot of ways, but where does that leave us? what you sort of see in terms of detroit 100 years from now? i am not asking for a prescription, more like here we are, the big question mark, i am not asking you to paint a picture as much as wonder with us what it is -- why we are here? why we get up in the morning. >> that
in the city. and -- >> thank you. the other thing i will say is someone mentioned in the book something -- trying to remember what he said because there's so much salt it creates a positive energy or positive and negative energy, a strange character. there might be something special. >> time for two more questions. >> i wanted to follow-up on that in a way. you talk about some of these scenes. the idea that detroit may be more than any other place for the product of the 20th...
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the city's brand was authenticity that had to do with the way the city looked. with fixes the very real problem facing by detroiters, i began to wonder, rorks b detroit -- robbing detroit some part of its essential detroitness." three or four people who i gave the book to read, came back and asked me about that specific last line, and they are curious whether what you're saying is that our dysfunction is such a part of us that we can't afford to let it go -- [laughter] that we can't afford to lose it. [laughter] a couple people were mad. >> yeah. >> when they asked me about that, and i said, well, you know, i don't know. i'm asking you. >> yeah, i don't mean dysfunction, but i do think there's -- i don't know. i don't want to say i worry about this because i think any, you know, positive development, detroit people welcome that, period, but i think about, you know, what new positive developments -- especially in, you know, you see stuff coming up in downtown, like, what will that mean exactly? is bulldozing a bunch of those old buildings and putting up new mall-
the city's brand was authenticity that had to do with the way the city looked. with fixes the very real problem facing by detroiters, i began to wonder, rorks b detroit -- robbing detroit some part of its essential detroitness." three or four people who i gave the book to read, came back and asked me about that specific last line, and they are curious whether what you're saying is that our dysfunction is such a part of us that we can't afford to let it go -- [laughter] that we can't afford...
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what can the state do to try to help the city? one city council men last night said as a quid pro quo she wants the president to bail them out. what do you plan to do about detroit? >> we are going to continue working with the city. we did a consent agreement with them earlier this year that called for a number of actions to happen because we do need better services for the citizens of detroit. they deserve it. and we need to achieve results. the problem is the mayor and the city council haven't been able to get on the same page. we are going through the process now of saying if they don't get it done, we are going to start a review, hopefully next week, that will go on for 30 days to say if it doesn't get done, there are other actions, including emergency managers that we should be considering for detroit. so i'm clearly encouraging the city and the mayor to get these issues on the table, have them work together and get resolutions so we can move forward and get detroit growing again. >> explain to me the emergency managers. does
what can the state do to try to help the city? one city council men last night said as a quid pro quo she wants the president to bail them out. what do you plan to do about detroit? >> we are going to continue working with the city. we did a consent agreement with them earlier this year that called for a number of actions to happen because we do need better services for the citizens of detroit. they deserve it. and we need to achieve results. the problem is the mayor and the city council...
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you heard bob costas at halftime talking about the gun situation as it relates to the kansas city chiefs guy. what do you think? >> well, like you i know bob does stats. he is a good friend of mine and is he a very thoughtful guy. the first thing, just to get it out of the way, he was on for less than a minute and almost all of the time he spent quoting a very fine columnist out in kansas city named jason whitlock. as far as bob himself is concerned, i spoke to him today at length. and he told me that he, in no way, wants and if he could even snap his fingers and make it happen, he wouldn't repeal the second amendment because of abuses that some people commit with guns. and any more than he would repeal the first amendment because some people say stupid things and hurtful things so that's what it is about. he told me he has no problem with people who have guns to protect their homes or to go hunting. he said that he thinks there should be reasonable gun control so that people don't have -- can't go online and build an arsenal of guns and put it in their basement. but the most important t
you heard bob costas at halftime talking about the gun situation as it relates to the kansas city chiefs guy. what do you think? >> well, like you i know bob does stats. he is a good friend of mine and is he a very thoughtful guy. the first thing, just to get it out of the way, he was on for less than a minute and almost all of the time he spent quoting a very fine columnist out in kansas city named jason whitlock. as far as bob himself is concerned, i spoke to him today at length. and he...
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size of the city bye the bulldozing abandon the properties. could you really, i mean thats an interesti idea. could you really do that? what would it te? is it legal? and how would itp? >> well,e have a lot of prooerty the city has taken in. they're paying no taxes. it is just basically vacant property. and i know there are businessmen that have offered come in and help, rhaps put agriculture in the area. something to pay a few taxes. so far the city council says no. melissa: so why would bullzing it and making the citymaller, are you taing out bulldozing land n one owns it? i guess i don't understand the details of that? >> a lot of pperty has gone back to the city for lack of paying taxes. we simply have vacant buildings. even a few burned out homes. and so it is time toake the city safer by getting rid of those vacant homes. melissa: if you had toet, what wld you bet is really going to happen here? >> well, right now i think it will drag outor a while. we're all hoping the cit council comes to their senses. nobody wants to see a bankruptcy.
size of the city bye the bulldozing abandon the properties. could you really, i mean thats an interesti idea. could you really do that? what would it te? is it legal? and how would itp? >> well,e have a lot of prooerty the city has taken in. they're paying no taxes. it is just basically vacant property. and i know there are businessmen that have offered come in and help, rhaps put agriculture in the area. something to pay a few taxes. so far the city council says no. melissa: so why would...
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there are kids in this city and in every major city in the united states who are being bought and sold. yes on the internet but also by corner pimps and gangs and cartels who make a lot of money off the backs of these kids. we have a long way to go in this country talking openly about that and acknowledging young people continue to be exploited and that some boys in this country continue to think it is okay to go into the city for a night and get a hooker. a lot of times that hooker happens to be a homeless kid whose family wouldn't or couldn't take care of her. that is true tonight in this city as well. >> what is, what is does your program specifically do to help kids who are victims the sex trade? >> so the question is, what does covenant house do for kids who are victim of the sex trade? there is both what we do individually with young people and then the public policy questions that we're working to tackle. so first, the latter. we work with other ngo leaders across the country either as participants in, or state-based coalitions, improving, improving legislation that protects sur
there are kids in this city and in every major city in the united states who are being bought and sold. yes on the internet but also by corner pimps and gangs and cartels who make a lot of money off the backs of these kids. we have a long way to go in this country talking openly about that and acknowledging young people continue to be exploited and that some boys in this country continue to think it is okay to go into the city for a night and get a hooker. a lot of times that hooker happens to...
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only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. >>> the crisis in egypt over its draft constitution is getting even more volatile. as of today, the military is protecting government buildings until the results of the constitutional referendum this saturday. opponents say the new constitution would enshrine islamic law turning the country into a religious state. michael sing, managing director for the washington institute for near east policy and former senior director for middle east affairs at the national security council. always good to see you, michael. >> hi, chris. >> we've had weeks of protest. president moorsi rescinded the earlier edict. but the opposition is now calling for a boycott of saturday's referendum on the new charter. is that a sign they know they can't win? w
only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. >>> the crisis in egypt over its draft constitution is getting even more volatile. as of today, the military is protecting government buildings until the results of...
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it really is. >> it's one of the best schools that i saw in the capital city was the highest and we've calculated that the package that they need is roughly $177 a year. >> for the year. >> that includes room and board. that includes a lot of these kids, they're not necessarily boarding schools but they live so far away, their village is so far away, they have to rent little rooms in these other villages to stay in and so we're incorporating that. >> which is really critical because oftentimes if a girl gets the privilege to go, the only thing she has to make money is to sell herself. so you really are giving her a good life. >> i want to get it started with a check from me that i will fill out, finish filling out right here. i'm going to get the tuition fund started with $25,000. >> thank you so much. >> and that will give us 150 tuitions for the coming year and we'll go up from there. >> well, you know, i don't even know what to say to you. the campaign to date has been so phenomenal, i've had the privilege to go to malawi who are in classrooms at desks and i've also had the privileg
it really is. >> it's one of the best schools that i saw in the capital city was the highest and we've calculated that the package that they need is roughly $177 a year. >> for the year. >> that includes room and board. that includes a lot of these kids, they're not necessarily boarding schools but they live so far away, their village is so far away, they have to rent little rooms in these other villages to stay in and so we're incorporating that. >> which is really...
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>> we build a temporary city in the desert. it has all the -- it is everything any normal city would provide. it last trade days. -- lasts for eight days. it is kind of radical but radical in both senses of that term. radical conventionally means pushing boundaries, going beyond normal categories. the thing about how it is used, it is deeply rooted in the human soul. things that go deep. and did not change that are fixed. we created a kind of city that goes to those extremes at the same time. it broadens your view. and we have this roiling improvisation taking place. on government interactions. all that -- of it unplanned. at the center you have a man and the city is without like a big temple complex. and you can find those things at the same time, this radical coherence and freedom. it can begin to do something, then new creative -- you great meeting -- create meaning that is substantial. >> one of the most beautiful things, we were talking about are backstage. the idea of cultural capital, considering we're in a context of th
>> we build a temporary city in the desert. it has all the -- it is everything any normal city would provide. it last trade days. -- lasts for eight days. it is kind of radical but radical in both senses of that term. radical conventionally means pushing boundaries, going beyond normal categories. the thing about how it is used, it is deeply rooted in the human soul. things that go deep. and did not change that are fixed. we created a kind of city that goes to those extremes at the same...
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the city. redskins forecast on the road in philadelphia tomorrow. 1:00 game. temperatures low to mid-40s, plenty of sunshine but chilly. and the ravens are at home playing the new york football giants. temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. it's a 4:00 kickoff, so 43 at kickoff time and 38 by the time that game is over. no matter which team you're supporting tomorrow, it will be good, dry football weather for both games. the storm continues to move further and further away. good riddance to it. high pressure biwill take its place for tomorrow. it will feel like winter for sure but plenty of sunshine coming our way tomorrow courtesy of that big ridge of high pressure. as it moves away, the cold air is in place. next storm system mostly going to our north and west. here we are at noon on monday. might be a little rain/snow mix, especially to the north and west of town. should be mostly if not entirely a rain event right along i-95 but you folks north and west may have to worry a little about
the city. redskins forecast on the road in philadelphia tomorrow. 1:00 game. temperatures low to mid-40s, plenty of sunshine but chilly. and the ravens are at home playing the new york football giants. temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. it's a 4:00 kickoff, so 43 at kickoff time and 38 by the time that game is over. no matter which team you're supporting tomorrow, it will be good, dry football weather for both games. the storm continues to move further and further away. good riddance to...
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and all the cities, the triumph of the city, that's the title of harvard economics professor ed glaeser's book. it's about what's made cities around the world great, about the challenges that they have had to overcome and still face. we're going to talk about b that in a few minutes in the special context of this city with our panel, and we'll take questions from you as well later. but, first, to launch us off with a presentation, here's the author, professor ed glaeser. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, bob. and thank you all so much for being here. i'm so enormously flattered that you've decided to take time out of your saturday afternoon to come and talk about, about cities. i'm also particularly grateful to the boston book festival for including this book. i, like i think every single one of you, love books, and i'm just thrilled to be part of this amazing thing that goes on here. well, um, let me start, let me start or with a portrait of america, and i call it a portrait to make it really clear from the very start that i have absolutely no aesthetic sense whatsoever. [laughter] but
and all the cities, the triumph of the city, that's the title of harvard economics professor ed glaeser's book. it's about what's made cities around the world great, about the challenges that they have had to overcome and still face. we're going to talk about b that in a few minutes in the special context of this city with our panel, and we'll take questions from you as well later. but, first, to launch us off with a presentation, here's the author, professor ed glaeser. [applause] >>...
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the city lost its tax base. the school system is failing. it's terrible there. >> the crime right is skyrocketing and everyone has moved out of the city. there are no jobs there. that's the basis of the problem. >> i mean, the stimulus a couple years ago tried to paper over these problems for a lot of cities. they got a temporary reprieve. when the stimulus funds ran dry, you had all these cities with the exact same problems they had before. it was just a temporary fix. some states actually tried to fix the problem, new jersey, governor chris christie. >> greta: they've got to fix the problems and stop relying on the federal government. they're going to constantly need money. >>> president obama gets slammed by a very unhappy citizen. wait to you hear what the sides is saying and you will. you tell us. is he justified. >>> in two minutes, if you think lawmakers aren't doing enough to solve our fiscal problems take a look at this former senator, he's going to extreme measures to avoid the cliff. why does he think this wild video will help? mo
the city lost its tax base. the school system is failing. it's terrible there. >> the crime right is skyrocketing and everyone has moved out of the city. there are no jobs there. that's the basis of the problem. >> i mean, the stimulus a couple years ago tried to paper over these problems for a lot of cities. they got a temporary reprieve. when the stimulus funds ran dry, you had all these cities with the exact same problems they had before. it was just a temporary fix. some states...
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community from the shops of the shows it easy for twenty percent this money of the city hall but the budget has gone up by a third across the whole country in a year where the average person has struggled financially the authorities say they're splashing out the extra millions to help people forget how little they have left but there is crisis there is financial difficulty people have less money to spend so we have to create a festive atmosphere to give them back the will to buy and celebration it's clear that you're in crises in developed countries people tend to economize and spend less money so it's important to avoid this negative spiral of economy under courage people to go ahead and spend a bit. but what if you have nothing to spend françoise cares little about how her city looks or what the biggest christmas sale hits are for her the whole day is all about bringing her terminally ill daughter to numerous charity events over the festive period at the gym my daughter has leave a cancer her medication is being paid by social security but i have to pay the doctor out of my own po
community from the shops of the shows it easy for twenty percent this money of the city hall but the budget has gone up by a third across the whole country in a year where the average person has struggled financially the authorities say they're splashing out the extra millions to help people forget how little they have left but there is crisis there is financial difficulty people have less money to spend so we have to create a festive atmosphere to give them back the will to buy and celebration...
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this football player, talking about the kansas city chief, he could have strangled his girlfriend or killed her any way he wanted. it was the knee-jerk idiocy that fox news -- we talked about it at the time, what fox news has always feared is a sane, common sense discussion about guns and fox news operates as an appendage to the nra. so for rupert murdoch to lecture obama to do something about guns while his highest-profile media entity is designed specifically to silence any discussion about guns is the height of hypocrisy. >> stephanie: absolutely. you bring up bob costas, eric. there are facts and figures. when you have bill bennett going we don't know what the effect of the assault ban expiring was. yes, we do. assaults with guns have tripled since then with assault weapons. you know, it does not take a genius eric. >> yeah, yeah. >> stephanie: and bob costas' point, i was going to say i read a statistic earlier. you are 43 times more likely to kill a spouse or family member than you are an intruder if there is a gun to the home. that goes to bob costas' point. >> the suicide rat
this football player, talking about the kansas city chief, he could have strangled his girlfriend or killed her any way he wanted. it was the knee-jerk idiocy that fox news -- we talked about it at the time, what fox news has always feared is a sane, common sense discussion about guns and fox news operates as an appendage to the nra. so for rupert murdoch to lecture obama to do something about guns while his highest-profile media entity is designed specifically to silence any discussion about...
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have 48 city scarlet i met several hundred who watch the show every week. there is political gridlock on both parties and many of you are concerned about the country. your kids and grand kids could have a better life in you. the recurring theme i heard over and over was the sense that our leaders weren't leading and they aren't listening. the elections accident a clear message. they said meet the new boss instesame as the old boss. same president, same senate, same house. we truly made have will sunk the titanic. we may have put too much hope in human beings could have solved problems in many cases not nearly as booed good at it. you at least balance your checkbook at home and you pay your bills and you show up for work. washington hasn't balanced it's checkbook. it has to borrow money from the chinese to pay its bills. barely shows any real work or progress on our behalf. maybe they just aren't listening to us any more. it occurred to me if they won't listen to us i wonder if they will listen to a stronger voice. i wonder if they will listen to god? walls
have 48 city scarlet i met several hundred who watch the show every week. there is political gridlock on both parties and many of you are concerned about the country. your kids and grand kids could have a better life in you. the recurring theme i heard over and over was the sense that our leaders weren't leading and they aren't listening. the elections accident a clear message. they said meet the new boss instesame as the old boss. same president, same senate, same house. we truly made have...
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in the city of detroit we've got to deal with foreclosure with the fallout of the foreclosure crisis up a one hundred thousand foreclosures in the city of detroit alone one hundred thousand times for four hundred thousand people forced evictions outside of detroit four hundred thousand plus seven hundred thousand is you know one million a one point one million population numbers so we must deal with the fallout of the foreclosure crisis to trade policy center manufacturing from michigan to mexico and so we've got to put detroit is back to. been building cars for years and now that the economy has shifted we need retraining and then we need to connect citizens who are trying to the jobs that are available we must stabilize the school system the charter school movement siphoning off children from the public school system and buildings are rotting and children are being failed in the process we must stop the hemorrhaging out of the school system so many things that could happen in the city what's right to bring your describing is basically a reversal of thirty two years of reaganomics i
in the city of detroit we've got to deal with foreclosure with the fallout of the foreclosure crisis up a one hundred thousand foreclosures in the city of detroit alone one hundred thousand times for four hundred thousand people forced evictions outside of detroit four hundred thousand plus seven hundred thousand is you know one million a one point one million population numbers so we must deal with the fallout of the foreclosure crisis to trade policy center manufacturing from michigan to...
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after the break cities like detroit michigan bore the brunt of the republican prasher of the nation's financial industry five years later is no way past time for the federal government to step up and help cities like detroit get back on their feet. here as mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call a donor. i'm sorry i'm just a guy here's an awful lot of money for you sir are you know what that is my other terror cells right now want to give us a defeat terrorism the only poll the christian. can you believe it's. going to put you to distract us from what you and i should care about because there are profit driven industry that's sensationalistic garbage because that breaking news i'm having martin and we're going to break that. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so silly you think you understand it. and then you. see some other part of it and realized everything. welcome to the big picture. in screwed news the city of detroit is asking president obama for some help this week detroit city councilwoman joanne watson called for a financial
after the break cities like detroit michigan bore the brunt of the republican prasher of the nation's financial industry five years later is no way past time for the federal government to step up and help cities like detroit get back on their feet. here as mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call a donor. i'm sorry i'm just a guy here's an awful lot of money for you sir are you know what that is my other terror cells right now want to give us a defeat...
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when ever i hear about these poor inner city schools, and they still have books from the 50s i think they are so lucky. they get to read real books and interesting history. no, the crap you have to read now and the pc stuff and american history and we have six pages on betty crocker because we have to cover women's achievements. give us the old books and people will start reading again. >> is betty crocker real? >> women's achievements? oxymori right, guys? >> maybe it is not as big as the founding fathers. >> with my cigar. >> you make me sick. >> i make me well. >> no, you make me sick. >> i make me well. >> you make me sick. >> i make me well. >> bill, your children don't even go to school. if they did would you want them to read the classics. >> thought about home schooling, but it was too hard. i have an x box and it keeps them in line all day. joy an x box is a giant box you drew an x on and you keep your kids in there. >> you give them a little weed and they don't know the difference. of course i was talking about the plant that gets you high. >> we have a -- what was the firs
when ever i hear about these poor inner city schools, and they still have books from the 50s i think they are so lucky. they get to read real books and interesting history. no, the crap you have to read now and the pc stuff and american history and we have six pages on betty crocker because we have to cover women's achievements. give us the old books and people will start reading again. >> is betty crocker real? >> women's achievements? oxymori right, guys? >> maybe it is not...
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only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. >>> the resignation tea party de-facto leader senator jim demint could start a civil war within the gop. today demint called him into the joke if he was asked if he was forced out of the senate. >> i can it's safe to say th boehner is not forcing either of you out? >> that is true. it might work the other way. >> it might work the other way? senator demint might have been laughing but i know a threat when i hear one and so does john boehner and the so-called tea party stripping for lawmakers of their committee assignments. now he's facing a new threat from the tea party. today demint also said that democrats weren't the problem. the problem was actually with republicans and control of our message and our ideas senator demint and now
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. >>> well, the infant daughter of jovan belcher of the kansas city chiefs will collect at least $1 million from the nfl's surviving child benefit. belcher killed by -- killed the baby's mother, kasandra perkins, and then himself on saturday. >>> for now, disgraced cyclist lance armstrong is holding on to his olympic bronze medal. the olympic committee postponed a decision to strip him of his medals. >>> before a tennis match in london on sunday, they turned out to play mini tennis on ice near the national history museum to promote the event. >>> just ahead, this year's grammy nominees, and the head cbs honcho weighs in on the angus t. joens. >>> and psy may not be living in his gangnam style video but we'll tell you why he's living the good life. you're watching "early today." . >>> good thursday morning. your forecast in new england, it's a cold day today. you felt it coming in yesterday. this morning we're in wind chills in the teens. this afternoon we'll try to get you at least into the low 40s. it will be sunny. sun always makes it feel better. across the midwest we've warmed up consid
. >>> well, the infant daughter of jovan belcher of the kansas city chiefs will collect at least $1 million from the nfl's surviving child benefit. belcher killed by -- killed the baby's mother, kasandra perkins, and then himself on saturday. >>> for now, disgraced cyclist lance armstrong is holding on to his olympic bronze medal. the olympic committee postponed a decision to strip him of his medals. >>> before a tennis match in london on sunday, they turned out to...
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does the city council -- does the city management have it under control? have you guys just lost control? >> we certainly have it lost control. we have it under control. but we have our issues. but we are not falling off into the detroit river. the community is doing well. the business community, the corporate community and the city of detroit. we don't have any vacancies for new young people that are trying to move into the downtown area. certainly municipal governance is broken. we have to become a better partner with our business community to fix some of the ills of detroit. but we know what the solutions are. we know what the problems are. we have, as political leaders, the political will to make the tough decisions to write the financial ship and become a better partner to help the corporate business community of detroit. gerri: if you are doing such a good job, why have you lost 25% of your population over the past decade? i will repeat that because i know you have technical issues. but we couldn't help but notice in researching the story that the ci
does the city council -- does the city management have it under control? have you guys just lost control? >> we certainly have it lost control. we have it under control. but we have our issues. but we are not falling off into the detroit river. the community is doing well. the business community, the corporate community and the city of detroit. we don't have any vacancies for new young people that are trying to move into the downtown area. certainly municipal governance is broken. we have...
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to capture it on video tape was very embarrassing to the city. >> they say this was changing the city. the city credits the 2007 agenda called plan yc for creating more than 280 miles of bike lanes in new york city. whoever is responsible, the bikers are happy campers. >> we can turn it around and make it cool to ride a bike. now you see the bike lanes with bridge access. bike parking. auto-free plaza. times square is auto-free. so it's amazing what you can get if you stay with it. >> coming up -- from terrified to triuphant. one girl's journey down the mountain top. when "caught on camera: in a split second" continues. that was me... the day i learned i had to start insulin for my type 2 diabetes. me... thinking my only option was the vial and syringe dad used. and me... discovering once-daily levemir® flexpen. flexpen® is prefilled. doesn't need refrigeration for up to 42 days. no drawing from a vial. dial the exact dose. inject by pushing a button. flexpen® is insulin delivery... my way. levemir® (insulin detemir [rdna origin] injection) is a long-acting insulin used to control
to capture it on video tape was very embarrassing to the city. >> they say this was changing the city. the city credits the 2007 agenda called plan yc for creating more than 280 miles of bike lanes in new york city. whoever is responsible, the bikers are happy campers. >> we can turn it around and make it cool to ride a bike. now you see the bike lanes with bridge access. bike parking. auto-free plaza. times square is auto-free. so it's amazing what you can get if you stay with it....
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so far the city council says no. melissa: so why would bulldozing it and making the city smaller, are you talking about bulldozing land no one owns it? i guess i don't understand the details of that? >> a lot of property has gone back to the city for lack of paying taxes. we simply have vacant buildings. even a few burned out homes. and so it is time to make the city safer by getting rid of those vacant homes. melissa: if you had to bet, what would you bet is really going to happen here? >> well, right now i think it will drag out for a while. we're all hoping the city council comes to their senses. nobody wants to see a bankruptcy. if that happens, vultures come in and they will pick up all the jewels of city. cobo hall. we have belle isle. i hope it doesn't ever happen but we have the detroit institute of arts down there. and who knows what would be purchased, what would be gone forever. melissa: i don't know. vultures by an investor might be a good solution. give us an update as more happens. a fascinating story.
so far the city council says no. melissa: so why would bulldozing it and making the city smaller, are you talking about bulldozing land no one owns it? i guess i don't understand the details of that? >> a lot of property has gone back to the city for lack of paying taxes. we simply have vacant buildings. even a few burned out homes. and so it is time to make the city safer by getting rid of those vacant homes. melissa: if you had to bet, what would you bet is really going to happen here?...
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the mall is about the only game in town. the number of elderly customers is up by one-fifth from 14 years ago when the mall opened. so as the young and family clientele shrunk, the owner shifted his target to the elderly. he makes an effort to help the customers stay fit so they'll enjoy the games more. a daily exercise routine started this summer. it eases stiff joints and backs. the customers have been playing hard. when the excitement runs high, customers can use these blood pressure monitors. they can even borrow eyeglasses when they need to know the score. many machines here are older models. they're easier to play and more familiar to the elderly. there are even a few games set up just for the senior clientele. news of the arcade has spread. its member program now boasts more than 120 people each day. >> each customer might not spend that much, but if we get many customers, our business will flourish. we have to tailor our services to the demand of the community. >> the izakawa game center has helped this community. th
the mall is about the only game in town. the number of elderly customers is up by one-fifth from 14 years ago when the mall opened. so as the young and family clientele shrunk, the owner shifted his target to the elderly. he makes an effort to help the customers stay fit so they'll enjoy the games more. a daily exercise routine started this summer. it eases stiff joints and backs. the customers have been playing hard. when the excitement runs high, customers can use these blood pressure...
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they've had a less than harmonious past occupy wall street and the new york city police department have clashed since the movement began but now the n.y.p.d. has a different view of occupying we'll tell you what it is in just a moment. be careful what you text police departments here in the u.s. want permission to store all of your text messages for a two year period is this just another sign of big brother going too far. as congress and the president viktor over the upcoming fiscal cliff many inside the beltway say a path to the stable u.s. economic future can be found in the simpson bowles plan coming up five things you should know that's included in this plan. it's friday december seventh four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. well we've been today in syria where fears of chemical weapons have resulted in one american official after another declaring a red line against the country president obama hillary clinton leon panetta and a host of other american officials have threatened action if chemical weapons are used in the country but behind the curtain of
they've had a less than harmonious past occupy wall street and the new york city police department have clashed since the movement began but now the n.y.p.d. has a different view of occupying we'll tell you what it is in just a moment. be careful what you text police departments here in the u.s. want permission to store all of your text messages for a two year period is this just another sign of big brother going too far. as congress and the president viktor over the upcoming fiscal cliff many...
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the city is broke. i don't know how many times i have to say that. >> that's mayor binge, talking there. the documentary's directors, heidi ewing and rachel grady join us. >> morning. >> the shots of this movie are dec decaying, fallinapart and in a weird way very beautiful. what was the goal? >> it was the place of great importance in the united states. that majesty is not gone. a lot of the city has been vacated, lost 20% of its population in the last ten years. we're reminded by the people and the buildings what it used to be and maybe what it could become again. >> basic services do not exist. >> they do not. new yorkers and other places take it for granted. but they have no street lights, no police officers. they have no firemen. >> no garbage pickup. >> the quality of life is really -- it's not acceptable. >> we need to understand, how did you get there? part of that is because of massive corruption in the city. you also saw significant white flight because detroit, when it became a largely black
the city is broke. i don't know how many times i have to say that. >> that's mayor binge, talking there. the documentary's directors, heidi ewing and rachel grady join us. >> morning. >> the shots of this movie are dec decaying, fallinapart and in a weird way very beautiful. what was the goal? >> it was the place of great importance in the united states. that majesty is not gone. a lot of the city has been vacated, lost 20% of its population in the last ten years. we're...